June 12, 2020

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Top News

• As Public Opinion Shifts on Racism, Trump Digs In. New York Times
• The Latest Swing State Polls Look Good For Biden. FiveThirtyEight
• GOP Moves Main Convention Events to Jacksonville, Fla., From Charlotte, N.C. Wall Street Journal
• Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump’s Scorn for Climate Change Meets Courts Saying It Matters. Bloomberg
• 10% drop in cities’ VMT could reap major climate benefits: report. Smart Cities Dive
• A Green New Deal architect explains how the protests and climate crisis are connected. MIT Technology Review
• EPA Orders Amazon And EBay To Stop Selling Bogus Coronavirus-Fighting Products. NPR

Indian Affairs

• American Indian tribes thwarted in efforts to get coronavirus data. Politico
• Judge Orders Trump to Reconsider Ruling Revoking Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation Status. WBUR
• US judge denies tribe’s bid to halt virus relief funding. Associated Press

Labor

• Left out: More workers now losing hope of getting back jobs. Associated Press
• Why More Women Have Lost Jobs During the Pandemic. Wall Street Journal
• California regulators say Uber, Lyft drivers are employees. San Francisco Chronicle
• Labor Leaders Call For Police Reform Even As Police Unions Face Growing Criticism. NPR

Taxation & Trade

• How the WTO Picks a New Leader and Avoids a Collapse. Bloomberg
• Here’s where the Small Business Administration’s coronavirus disaster loans are going. Washington Post
• Small Businesses Failed by Federal Bailout Program Turn to Cash-Strapped Local Governments for Help. ProPublica
• Municipal Workers in One City Unite to Call for Higher Taxes Instead of Layoffs. Route Fifty

Technology

• ACLU Sues City Of LA Over Scooter Data Collection. LAist
• Microsoft’s Brad Smith says company will not sell facial recognition tech to police. TechCrunch
• What Big Tech Wants Out of the Pandemic. The Atlantic

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Transportation Funding Bill Part of Congress’ Summer Agenda. Transport Topics
• Senate, House Push Transportation Bills to Help Coronavirus Recovery. Route Fifty
• In Japan and France, Riding Transit Looks Surprisingly Safe. CityLab
• The Bicycle as a Vehicle of Protest. The New Yorker

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